Medical terminology: Common Medicines
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Key Phrases
Cómo pedir medicación
How to ask for medication
Describir síntomas a un farmacéutico
Describing symptoms to a pharmacist
Entender etiquetas de medicamentos
Understanding medicine labels
Skills You'll Learn
Basic pharmacy interactions
Interacciones básicas en la farmacia
Discussing health and wellness
Hablar sobre salud y bienestar
Inquiring about medication
Preguntar sobre medicación
Lesson Vocabulary & Phrases
analgésico
ah-nahl-heh-see-ko
painkiller
antibiótico
ahn-tee-bee-oh-tee-ko
antibiotic
antihistamínico
ahn-tee-hees-tah-mee-nee-ko
antihistamine
antiinflamatorio
ahn-tee-een-flah-mah-to-reeo
anti-inflammatory
jarabe para la tos
hah-rah-beh pah-rah lah tahs
cough syrup
💬 [Para] often means "for," so [jarabe para la tos] is literally "syrup for the cough." You can reuse the pattern with other remedies: [pastillas para el dolor], [crema para las quemaduras].
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pahs-tee-yahs
pills
vacuna
vah-koo-nah
vaccine
vitaminas
vee-tah-mee-nahs
vitamins
ungüento
oon-gwehn-to
ointment
💬 The dots in [gü] matter: they tell you to pronounce the [u], so [ungüento] is said with a clear (oo) sound. Without them, [gue] would normally hide the [u], like in [guerra].
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